OpenOffice.org has patched a critical vulnerability in the open-source application suite.
Mac users waiting for a native version of OpenOffice might see it sooner than they might have thought, now that Sun has thrown its support behind the project.
Microsoft is exploring new ways to try and convert the remaining people who don't use its Office productivity suite, which includes Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Novell said on Monday in the US it is participating in an open-source project designed to bridge rival document formats and thus enable its OpenOffice.org customers to work with Microsoft Office documents.
The European Commission has issued a ringing endorsement of open-source software, producing a confidence-boost for businesses considering the deployment of Linux and other free software.
Michael Meeks is a distinguished engineer at Novell. But his current project may be his toughest yet. He is in charge of tackling interoperability between Novell's OpenOffice.org productivity suite and Microsoft Office. And as with anything relating to Microsoft, this involves more than just technology.
In Mannheim, a preference for "open" standards -- not cost -- is driving the German city's shift to Linux.
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OpenGroupware.org has been launched with plans to create applications that compete with Microsoft Exchange server products.
Sun would like to think it can succeed where others have failedÂÂâ€"in breaking Microsoft's stranglehold on the office productivity marketâ€"by offering a product that's almost as good as Microsoft Office at a much lower price. Do the sums add up?
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Microsoft Office may be the standard, but there are a variety of competitors--old and new--that look like giving it a decent run for its money.
OpenOffice.org 2.4.0 is a free, open source alternative to Microsoft's Office application suite. It is fantastic if you need basic office applications such as a word processor or spreadsheet at no cost. However, large organisations and power users may be disappointed by its lack of features and support.
The organization behind OpenOffice on Wednesday released a trial version of one of the first major updates to the free open-source office software. A beta release of version 1.1 of OpenOffice is available now from OpenOffice.org.
OpenOffice.org 2.0, the freeware version of Sun's StarOffice 8, is a great deal for small-business users who don't mind browsing online forums for technical support. But enterprises are better served by StarOffice 8.
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